Afghanistan: In Kabul, Access to Safe Drinking Water Is a Matter of Money

Sep 4, 2017 | Pamela Constable, Washington Post
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In much of greater Kabul, where the population has tripled to 5 million in the past decade, the quest for safe drinking water is more arduous. Returned war refugees camp in muddy vacant lots; trenches of fetid wastewater run beside dusty, unpaved streets. Apartment construction has soared, adding to the strain on old, overloaded water and sewer services.